Meeting Details by Year

Year Date Location Contents
2023 5–9 March San Diego California, United States 102 sessions, 651 papers
509 session videos
2022 6–10 March San Diego, California, United States 93 sessions, 531 papers
460 session videos
2021 6–11 June Washington, DC, United States 111 sessions, 625 papers
454 session videos
2020 8–12 March San Diego, California, United States 108 sessions, 666 papers
2019 3–7 March San Diego, California, United States 107 sessions, 644 papers
2018 11–15 March San Diego, California, United States 109 sessions, 733 papers
2017 19–23 March Los Angeles, California, United States 107 sessions, 737 papers
2016 20–22 March Anaheim, California, United States 101 sessions, 675 papers
2015 22–26 March Los Angeles, California, United States 104 sessions, 707 papers
179 session videos
2014 9–13 March San Francisco, California, United States 109 sessions, 750 papers
177 session videos
2013 17–21 March Anaheim, California, United States 88 sessions, 672 papers
151 session videos
2012 4–8 March Los Angeles, California, United States 87 sessions, 666 papers
2011 6–10 March Los Angeles, California, United States 95 sessions, 690 papers
2010 21–25 March San Diego, California, United States 87 sessions, 637 papers
2009 22–26 March San Diego, California, United States 84 sessions, 693 papers
2008 24–28 February San Diego, California, United States 82 sessions, 719 papers
2007 25–29 March Anaheim, California, United States 78 sessions, 634 papers
2006 5–10 March Anaheim, California, United States 90 sessions, 694 papers
2005 6 March Anaheim, California, United States 137 sessions, 696 papers
2004 22 February Los Angeles, California, United States 76 sessions, 544 papers
2003 23 March Atlanta, Georgia, United States 92 sessions, 645 papers
2002 17 March Anaheim, California, United States 89 sessions, 600 papers
2001 17 March Anaheim, California, United States 80 sessions, 533 papers
2000 7 March Baltimore, Maryland, United States 56 sessions, 398 papers
1999 21 February San Diego, California, United States 68 sessions, 423 papers
1998 22 February San Jose, California, United States 58 sessions, 376 papers
1997 16 February Dallas, Texas, United States 60 sessions, 361 papers
1996 25 February San Jose, California, United States 51 sessions, 306 papers
1995 26 February San Diego, California, United States 54 sessions, 297 papers
1994 20 February San Jose, California, United States 54 sessions, 299 papers
1993 21 February San Jose, California, United States 41 sessions, 250 papers
1992 2 February San Jose, California, United States 42 sessions, 266 papers
1991 18 February San Diego, California, United States 42 sessions, 225 papers
1990 22 January San Francisco, California, United States 44 sessions, 228 papers
1989 6 February Houston, Texas, United States 43 sessions, 191 papers
1988 25 January New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 34 sessions, 203 papers
1987 19 January Reno, Nevada, United States 54 sessions, 253 papers
1986 24 February Atlanta, Georgia, United States 28 sessions, 155 papers
1985 11 February San Diego, California, United States 41 sessions, 170 papers
1984 23 January New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 32 sessions, 148 papers
1983 28 February–2 March New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 34 sessions, 154 papers
1982 13 April Phoenix, Arizona, United States 24 sessions, 113 papers
1981 27–29 April San Francisco, California, United States 36 sessions, 189 papers
1979 6 March Washington, D.C., United States 24 sessions, 86 papers
1977 22 February Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 9 sessions, 58 papers
1975 7–9 January Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 12 sessions, 64 papers

    • For more than 40 years, OFC has been the premier destination for converging breakthrough research and innovation in telecommunications, optical networking, fiber optics, datacom and computing. Co-sponsored by Optica and IEEE (communications and photonics), OFC includes dynamic business programming, an exhibition with hundreds of companies, and cutting-edge peer-reviewed research.

      Also known as:
      • Optical Fiber Communication Conference
      • Optical Fiber Transmission